Laser technology

Boost for research into photodynamic cancer therapies Rhodes University and the CSIR are collaborating in a bid to take promising cancer treatment research to preclinical test.

And then light became the driver of S&T The South African research community, industry and academia are set to rally for the next wave: Photonics. The Department of Science and Technology is investigating the development of a national strategy for this area of research.

Chemical processes the subject of new femtosecond research Laser scientists at the CSIR and chemists of the North-West University (NWU) have started a research project in which they are using femtosecond laser pulses to investigate chemical processes of importance to South Africa.

Determining research trends in laser radar The CSIR is hosting a workshop to determine the research trends and status quo of light detection and ranging (LiDAR) research in South Africa and neighbouring countries.

Collaboration forges ahead on innovation in laser processing CSIR laser application engineers and their counterparts at the Laser Zentrum Hannover in Germany met at the CSIR in Pretoria recently to commence with the identification of common laser research themes. They were joined by a delegate from the European Union (EU) in Brussels.

CSIR laser scientist named chair of international conference It is the biggest annual gathering of optics and photonics experts in the world and at this year's SPIE Optics + Photonics event in San Diego, California, the CSIR's Dr Andrew Forbes was named the chair of one of the major parallel conferences, the Laser Beam Shaping Conference, for the next two years.